February

Feeding Wild Birds

Feeding wild birds will increase the varieties that visit your garden and greatly improve their survival rate during harsh conditions. It also enhances their success rates during the breeding season.

When to feed?

The RSPB recommend that wild birds are fed all year round. In the Autumn, Winter and Spring when naturally occurring foods is in short supply feeding the birds is even more beneficial. Putting feed out in the early morning, this will help them replace energy lost through the night, and again at mid afternoon to help them build up some reserves as night falls.

Once you have started feeding the birds do not stop as they will come to rely on the food you put out.

How to feed?

Peanuts are best fed from wire mesh type feeders. This ensures that birds can only consume small bite size pieces pecked through the mesh. Whole peanuts can present a choking hazard to younger birds. If loose feeding peanuts they should be crushed into small pieces.

Seed and seed mixes can be fed loose of from seed feeders.

When using either method try to ensure that the feed or feeder is safely sited away from predators such as cats.

Clean fresh water is also an important ingredient for wild bird survival, especially in freezing conditions. Try and ensure that there is a constant, clean and plentiful supply for drinking and bathing.

Cook's for all your bird feeding needs...

Here at Cook's you will find a wide variety of food, feeders and bird table to choose from. If you require any further advice please do enquire.

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